Hello and thanks for visiting IronFiremen.com My name is Willie Wines Jr and I am the author of the site. Obviously, I am a Professional Firefighter (Captain) and I work in a City located in South West Va. I began blogging a fews years back while assigned to Station #9. The Station (3 shifts) went in together and ran a blog that we hoped would give everyone a look into “firehouse life”. The blog is now dorment due to the Station being shut down (closed and consolidated) but you can still view the site here. I was moved to Station #3 but decided not to participate in their blog but rather start a new one of my own (The Station #3 Blog was not updated regularly and I didn’t want it to seem as if I were “taking over” ).
I wanted a site that wasn’t attached to a station or our Department so I could post more of my personal thoughts, opinions and emotions without conflict to my work place (or fear of disipline / retaliation). I shuffled many names through my mind and wanted to assure I paid respect to the Firemen who came, served and fell before me. Wooden Ladders and Iron Firemen was born on a “Blogspot” address.
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HEY BROTHER MY NAME IS TYLER SPAIN AND IM A VOL. FIREFIGHTER IN DICKSON TN. I LIKE YOUR WEB PAGE. I THINK ITS GOOD TO TALK ABOUT WHAT GOES ON AS A BROTHER IN THE FIRE SERVICE.
Thanks for reading and following Ironfiremen.com Tyler. Thanks too for taking the time to comment. I get a lot of comments / emails from Tn. and it sounds like you fellas do some solid work. One of my friends is a young man named Beau Doss. Beau is an Explorer firefighter and even has a blog to document his journey. Check his site out @ http://www.thefireexplorer.blogspot.com/ Thanks again for following … stay safe.
hey willie we met outside the university place hotel at fdic you were with the fire critic just wanted to thank you for being real and staying true to the iron firemen persona keep it up i’ll keep reading
Hey brother this is Nick firefighter in charlotte and play for the cobras. I just wanted to say thanks for the great time last weekend and for being such a great host. Keep in touch
I will !! It was great to see ya again. I’ll be in town visiting family (Charlotte / Indian Trail) and will look ya up.
hey my name is jon i am a vol firefighter out of ct i would just like to say that i love the site and the page you have on face book keep up the good work..
Hey Capt.. Great read…Just looking thru ur posts. Im orginally from Wytheville Va. Living in Chugiak Ak at the moment. Been in the fire service all my life. Love ur posts.
Clifton Dalton,Asst Chief
Thanks Brother! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Looking for some advice on how to start a career as a firefighter,any help would be great.
Capt,
You couldn’t have chosen a better name for this blog. I have been in the fire service for 10 years and I like to consider myself as part of the firefighting “cross-over” generation. The generation that came in when the fire service started embracing a kinder and gentler firehouse atmosphere. The older salty men were starting to become hard to find and leaders were beginning to care about paperwork and NFPA instead of the true qualities of a fireman. I’ve been fortunate enough over the years to have been taught by some true senior firemen. You know, the tough as nails, rough around the edges, straight to the point firemen. I get that atmosphere on this blog, and I would like to say thank you. I feel it is very important to promote pride and ownership of this job to the new generation of upcoming firefighters before they are led astray. Great work!
P.S. I didn’t know who you were at the time, but I believe I saw you at the PG County, MD 9/11 stairclimb a few years back. Also, I have some short pieces I have written in my free time, dealing mainly with pride and dedication and I’d love to share them on your blog.
Keep making the push down the hallway, there are still plenty of rookies who are eager to prove that they have what it takes to become a part of something much bigger than themselves.